Grab your chance to connect 1-on-1 with 30 global/six-domain corporations and compete for an 800,000 TWD validation grant!
The countdown is on for the "2026 Startup Challenge" application, guided by the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA), Ministry of Economic Affairs, and organized by Startup Terrace!
We strongly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity to connect 1-on-1 with 30 global/six-domain corporations and secure up to an 800,000 TWD validation grant. This year, 31 leading companies, including NVIDIA, MediaTek, and ASUS, have personally set the challenge topics, creating a direct bridge for dialogue. This is not just a challenge; it is the ultimate fast track for your team to pitch directly to cor-porate decision-makers, accelerate Proof of Concept (PoC) validation, and break into major supply chains!
If your technology is looking for a massive stage, make sure to secure your spot be-fore the May 29th deadline!
Challenge Highlights & Themes
This year's challenge focuses on Green Technology and AI Transformation, fea-turing 31 specific corporate challenges:
- Participating Corporate Giants: 30 leading companies including NVIDIA, MediaTek, Pegatron, Swire Coca-Cola, New Taipei Metro, ASE Group, Taiwan Water Corporation, Taipower, and major hospitals.
- Gain opportunities for 1-on-1 mentorship and resources from the problem-setting corporations.
- Get exposure to real industry pain points and the chance to conduct deep, on-site research to access relevant data.
- Key Benefits & Perks: Up to 800,000 TWD in Subsidies
- Winning startups can receive up to 800,000 TWD in field validation subsidies.
- Additional Resources: Promotion at the award ceremony, exposure at subsequent exhibitions, incubation space opportunities, and match-making resources.
- What kind of solutions are they looking for? Factory-side decarboniza-tion and operational optimization, resource recycling, innovative digital gov-ernance and energy saving, environmental pollution prevention solutions, en-vironmental monitoring and carbon footprint verification, sensing monitoring and early warning, information integration analysis and decision support, as well as interactive and patrol monitoring.
Detailed "Pain Point Briefing Presentations" and "Videos" are available to give you an instant look into real industry pain points and needs, helping you collaborate with corporate giants to co-develop business opportunities and map out potential mar-kets.
Useful Links & Resources
Want to better understand what these tech giants are looking for? Click the links be-low to grasp the industry's real pain points and requirements in one go:
Opportunity waits for no one! Partnering with corporate giants to expand your busi-ness and position yourself in potential markets is just one final step away.
Please submit your application before Friday, May 29, 2026, at 23:59 (GMT+8)!